【News】 Started leasing ultra-lightweight HAL – Single Joint Type

CYBERDYNE Inc. (“the Company”) has started leasing HAL for Living Support – Single Joint Type (“the device”). The wearer can put this ultra-lightweight device of only 1.5kg on his/her elbow (upper limb) or knee (lower limb) joint while sitting on a wheelchair or lying on the bed. Various applications of the device are possible. For instance, the wearer can put this device on his/her upper limb while wearing HAL for Living Support – Lower Limb Type and the wearer in the postoperative period can use the device in the bed for intensive training of his/her elbow or knee joint, reducing burden on the body.

What’s HAL?
HAL assists the wearer‘s motions as he or she intends while wearers of other devices moves passively along to movements of the devices. Human movement mechanism does not only move muscles but also makes the brain to confirm how the body moved by what sort of brain signals. When HAL appropriately assists the wearer’s movement as he/she intended, the feeling “I could move as I intended!” is fed back to the brain. By repeating this, the brain can gradually learn how to exert necessary signals to move. HAL is the only robot that can provide the correct solution for movement to the brain.

Specification
external dimension: length 200mm x width 200mm x height 944mm*1 weight: approximately 1.5kg*2 movable range: extension 0˚/flexion 120˚ operating time: approximately 120 minutes [in normal operation]*3 power source: custom battery [lithium ion] accessories: electrode cables, attachments [upper leg supporter, lower leg supporter, upper arm supporter and forearm supporter], hip belt, custom battery, custom battery charger*4

*1 excluding the control device and the battery, only parts attached to the wearer
*2 excluding the control device and the battery
*3 might change subject to operating statuses and operating environments
*4 might be altered without prior notice

Inquiries:
CYBERDYNE Inc. Sales Department
Tel: 029-869-8448
Fax: 029-855-3181
Website: https://ssl.cyberdyne.jp/company/Inquiry.php